as a supervisor. Productivity increases but money runs out and construction stops. Johnson tells locals that there is a prize of five pounds to the group that clears the most bush, to be paid to the chief, and work commences again. The workers reach the North Road and a new trade route is established but Rudbeck discovers that Johnson is charging a road fee. He confronts Johnson, who insists that he was only borrowing a little, and forces him to leave instead of having him arrested. Johnson, Bamu, and their son return to the Zungo, where Bamu's family insists that she return home to them. Johnson asks Waziri for money but Waziri orders his guards to cripple Johnson. Johnson escapes through a window but finds that his wife has already left. He gets drunk and sneaks into Sargy Gollup's store to steal money from the cash box but Sargy catches him and fires his rifle at him. The two fight and Johnson kills Sargy by stabbing him with a pin used to hold receipts. Waziri is ordered by the chief to either find Johnson or someone else to take the blame. Johnson visits his wife to ask for food, where her brother clubs him and turns him in to the authorities. In jail, Waziri's former assistant convinces Johnson to give him his English shoes since he will be hanged soon. After his conviction, Johnson begs Rudbeck to shoot him in order to spare him from hanging. The next morning, Johnson once again begs Rudbeck to shoot him, or at least hang him by his own hand as he considered Rudbeck his friend. After Johnson sang a song about fear, Rudbeck grabs a rifle and shoots Johnson, knowing fully well that this could have an adverse impact on his career. Cast Maynard Eziashi as Mister Johnson Pierce Brosnan as Harry Rudbeck Edward Woodward as Sargy Gollup Beatie Edney as Celia Rudbeck Denis Quilley as Bulteen Nick Reding as Tring Bella Enahoro as Bamu Femi Fatoba as Waziri Kwabena Manso as Benjamin Hubert Ogunde as Brimah (credited as Chief Hubert Ogunde) Sola Adeyemi as Ajali Jerry Linus as Saleh George Menta as Emil Production Adapting the film was a dream project of director John Huston, who loved the novel. The film was shot in Toro, Nigeria, using mostly local actors. It was the first American film to be shot on location in